my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Many participate in the miraculous art of flying and maintaining enormous airplanes, or picking up cargo to take across our greater multi-county region of millions.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2026 The manufacturer opened a fourth production line in Everett, Washington, in July for its 737 Max airplanes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2026 An airplane seating arrangement between two friends has travelers debating whether having a bigger budget means picking up the tab for someone else's upgrade — or not.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2026 Among them were a parent at her daughter’s school who recognized her on account of her voice alone and a dad on an airplane whose baby had been crying non-stop for over an hour.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airplane
: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings